Nicolás Maduro, second left, arrives at the Wall Street heliport before his appearance in court in New York. Photograph: Michael Nagle/BloombergVenezuela’s deposed dictator Nicolás Maduro told a US judge he had been kidnapped when he and his wife appeared in a federal court in New York on Monday. At the beginning of the hearing Mr Maduro, describing himself as “the president of my country”, attempted to make a statement to the court about his detention. As they were being led away, a member of the public told Mr Maduro in Spanish he would pay for his crimes. [ After US captures Nicolás Maduro, could Iran’s supreme leader be next? ]

Source: The Irish Times January 06, 2026 06:43 UTC